Richard Jefferson will start in Friday's Game 3 against the Rockets, Bobby Karalla of Mavs.com reports.

Jefferson will start in Friday's Game 3 against the Rockets, Bobby Karalla of Mavs.com reports.

Analysis:

Jefferson has assumed the role of starting small forward with Chandler Parsons (knee) done for the rest of the season and it appears that the veteran will retain that accolade for the duration of his team's stay in the playoffs. However, the 34-year-old only averaged 13.5 minutes on the court over the first two games against Houston, while fellow small forward Al-Farouq Aminu averaged 21.0 over the same time span.